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  • Lt. Gen. Rupp hosts 2023 5AF Commanders Conference

    Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, joined leaders from across Japan in Tokyo, Aug. 17 - 18, to discuss military quality of life issues, the global security environment, and increasing threats throughout the Pacific.The two-day conference included command team and

  • Lt. Gen. Rupp Immersion Tour

    Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, thanks event organizers following an immersion tour of the base, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2021. An immersion tour gives commanders and senior leaders the opportunity to learn more about the unit's mission. (U.S. Air Force

  • USFJ, 5th Air Force Leadership Visits Misawa

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) and 5th Air Force commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Wendell Snider, USFJ senior enlisted leader, visited Misawa Air Base, Japan, to experience the 35th Fighter Wings mission while meeting members of Team Misawa, Oct. 7 - 8, 2021.

  • 5th Air Force, USFJ commander visits Team Kadena

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegardner, USFJ senior enlisted leader, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan. The visit enabled leaders to address mission readiness, counter-COVID operations, and to give recognition

  • Fifth Air Force and Koku Jieitai leaders tour RQ-4 detachment

    Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, Air Defense Command commander, Lt. Gen. Shunji Izutsu, and approximately 20 additional senior leaders from Fifth Air Force, Air Staff Office, and Air Defense Command visited the 319th Operations Group Det. 1, Yokota Air

  • Remembering an Incredible Airman

    Michael J. Bishop, the Chief of Aviation Affairs at 5th Air Force, passed away in the morning of Aug 9. He left behind an enduring legacy here in Japan after 55 years of service to the United States Air Force.